WEBVTT LISTEN AND LEARN AS HE PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE. WHAT BETTER PLACE TO LEARN ABO HARFORD COUNTY THAT DOWNTOWN COUNTY VAN DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET? IT’S WHERE DR. SEAN BULSON WAS MAKING THE ROUNDS, CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE NEW SCHOOL LEADER SAYS HE’LL PUT SCHOOL SAFETY NEAR THE T OF HIS LIST OF PRIORITIES. >> WE NEED TO MAKES SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WHEN THEY SEND THEIR KIDS TO OUR SCHOOLS THEY’RE GOING TO BE SAFE, BUT I THINK WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WILL BE GOOD FOR THAT. TIM: FOR NOW, DON’T EXPECT BULSON TO SPEND MUCH TIME IN HIS OFFICE, BUT RATHER IN SCHOOLS SO HE CAN A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WHAT’S WORKING AND WHAT’S NO >> THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT REALLY SEEMS TO BE PRETTY WELL RUN. I MEAN, I’M EXCITED TO BE COMING INTO A PLACE THAT HAS DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK TO GET TO THIS POINT. TIM: HARFORD COUNTY IS DEALING WITH A BUDGET CRISIS, ONE THE NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WILL TRY AND MANAGE WITH AN OPEN MIND. >> WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WANT FROM US. SO BEFORE WE EVEN START TALKING DOLLARS AND CENTS, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE WANT US TO GO TIM: EVEN THOUGH DR. SEAN BULSON IS COMMITTED TO LISTENING AND LEARNING, HE’S ALSO AWARE OF WHAT COMES WITH TAKING ON A TOP EDUCATION JOB. >> YOU DON’T GO LOOKING FOR AN EASY JOB IF YOU WANT TO BE SUPERINTENDENT. I MEAN, THE WHOLE PART OF THE EXCITEMENT OF IT IS BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE TAKE ON CHALLENGES AND HOPEFULLY COME UP WITH SOME INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THEM. TI THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS GIVING HIMSELF A SORT DEADLINE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HE’S LEARNED AND HOW HE MAY USE THAT TO LEAD THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. TO FIND OUT WHAT

Sean Bulson, Harford County's public school superintendent is starting to settle into his new job. It has been three weeks since he took over.Bulson said, in many ways, he will become the new student as he spends the next few months on, what he calls, a campaign to listen and learn as he prepares for the future. Bulson made the rounds in downtown Main Street in Bel Air Thursday, connecting with the community. The new schools leader said he will put school safety near the top of his list of priorities. "We need to make sure that people feel confident, that when they send their kids to our schools, they're going to be safe. But I think what we have in place will be good for that. Bulson plans to spend less time in his office and more in schools so he can get a firsthand look at what's working and what's not. "This is a district that really seems to be pretty well-run. I mean, I'm excited to be coming into a place that has done a lot of good work to get to this point," he said. Harford County is dealing with a budget crisis. It's one the new schools superintendent will try and manage with an open mind. "We need to understand, again, what they want from us. So before we even start talking dollars and cents, we need to know where people want us to go," he said. Though Bulson says he is committed to listening and learning, he is also aware of what comes with taking on a top education job. "You don't go looking for an easy job if you want to be superintendent. I mean, the whole part of the excitement of it is being able to work with some good people, to take on challenges and hopefully come up with some innovative solutions to them," Bulson said. The new superintendent is giving himself a deadline for when he will share what he has learned and where he hopes to lead the school system.

BEL AIR, Md. —

Sean Bulson, Harford County's public school superintendent is starting to settle into his new job. It has been three weeks since he took over.

Bulson said, in many ways, he will become the new student as he spends the next few months on, what he calls, a campaign to listen and learn as he prepares for the future.

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Bulson made the rounds in downtown Main Street in Bel Air Thursday, connecting with the community. The new schools leader said he will put school safety near the top of his list of priorities.

"We need to make sure that people feel confident, that when they send their kids to our schools, they're going to be safe. But I think what we have in place will be good for that.

Bulson plans to spend less time in his office and more in schools so he can get a firsthand look at what's working and what's not.

"This is a district that really seems to be pretty well-run. I mean, I'm excited to be coming into a place that has done a lot of good work to get to this point," he said.

Harford County is dealing with a budget crisis. It's one the new schools superintendent will try and manage with an open mind.

"We need to understand, again, what they want from us. So before we even start talking dollars and cents, we need to know where people want us to go," he said.

Though Bulson says he is committed to listening and learning, he is also aware of what comes with taking on a top education job.

"You don't go looking for an easy job if you want to be superintendent. I mean, the whole part of the excitement of it is being able to work with some good people, to take on challenges and hopefully come up with some innovative solutions to them," Bulson said.

The new superintendent is giving himself a deadline for when he will share what he has learned and where he hopes to lead the school system.